"Just do as you say." Ji Chen nodded, looked at Xu Ling with a rare admiration in his eyes, and patted his shoulder, "Well done."

Xu Ling was very excited. This was the first time that Ji Chen affirmed him.

"It seems that the senior brother cares about this losing streak. I did the right thing this time!" Xu Ling made up his mind and will defend his senior brother's losing streak to the death.

"On the day of the competition, you can come to my cave and hide for a while. You can go out when I come back." Ji Chen said.

He felt more at ease if Xu Ling hid in his cave. If someone caught him outside, it wouldn't be good if his secret was revealed.

"Okay!" Xu Ling agreed repeatedly, almost jumping with joy.

After so long, his uncle was finally willing to let him enter the cave!

In Xu Ling's view, this was undoubtedly a recognition of him, showing that Ji Chen really regarded him as one of his own.

He was full of energy. After bidding farewell to Ji Chen, he immediately flew to the main peak excitedly and signed up to participate in the sect competition.

…

After the registration for the sect competition ended, Li Changqing received news that he couldn't believe.

Ji Chen didn’t sign up!

Li Changqing couldn't understand why Ji Chen, who had been participating in the sect competition regardless of rain or shine for more than 300 years, suddenly stopped participating?

This made him very uncomfortable. He had planned well and was fully prepared to end Ji Chen's losing streak. However, he suddenly learned that Ji Chen would not participate in the competition. It was like a punch on cotton.

He had no choice but to shelve his original plan and wait for the next sect competition to come up with it.

I just hope that Ji Chen won't be absent from the next sect competition.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was the day of the sect competition.

Xu Ling arrived in front of Jichen Cave Mansion early.

"Uncle." He called out to the sound transmission array, and the cave door opened immediately, and he carefully walked in.

This was the first time Xu Ling entered Ji Chen's cave. He looked up and down and saw that although the layout of the cave was simple, everything was extraordinary.

Compared to Junior Sister Xiaorou, Xu Ling's vision is much more sinister. As an array master, he needs to use various materials when setting up arrays, so he has knowledge of many legendary treasures.

Just this simple tea table is surrounded by Taoist rhymes. The texture of the wood is like a flying phoenix, and its characteristics are completely consistent with the legendary fairy material Phoenix Perch.

Although he couldn't tell the material of the tea set on the tea table, he could tell that it was definitely of astonishing value.

What a waste of natural resources!

Xu Ling sighed inwardly, thinking that his uncle was really... inhumane!

"Sit." Ji Chen gestured.

Xu Ling looked at the Fengqi wooden chair and dared not sit down. He felt that he was not worthy.

Finally he gritted his teeth and sat down, but he still couldn't sit still, as if the chair was burning his buttocks.

Ji Chen poured him a cup of tea. He carefully held the tea cup with both hands and took a sip. Suddenly, he felt a sudden flash of inspiration in his mind, and he was like an enlightenment. He had many new thoughts and insights on the way of fighting.

This Enlightenment Tea has the best effect on people who drink it for the first time.

"This..." Xu Ling was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

He quickly drank the tea in the cup, fearing that others would try to grab it from him.

Ji Chen thought he was thirsty, so he pointed at the teapot and said, "There's still more in the pot. If you want to drink, pour it yourself."

How could Xu Ling miss this opportunity and fill herself up with another glass?

He thought for a while and said: "Uncle, is it a bit crowded for you to live in this cave? How about I ask my father to free up the cave and you can move there?"

Ji Chen's cave is considered large among the caves where his disciples live, but it is naturally incomparable to the caves of those elders, peak masters and others.

Ji Chen shook his head: "No, I'm used to living here."

He estimated that the time was almost up, so he stood up and said to Xu Ling: "Don't leave the cave, wait until I come back."

After saying that, he transformed into Xu Ling.

Xu Ling looked at her other self, as if looking in a mirror, and couldn't help but sigh that Ji Chen's disguise technique was so magical and exquisite.

Ji Chen walked out of the cave and flew toward the main peak with his sword.

When he arrived at the main peak square, a lot of people had gathered. In order to avoid causing more trouble, Ji Chen did not enter the crowd like last time and waited silently in the distance.

The sect competition officially began. Ji Chen waited and waited. Dozens of people changed on the stage, but it was never his turn.

It seems that Xu Ling’s fights were relatively low this time.

As the sect competition came to an end, many of the disciples watching the battle started talking.

"Why didn't you see Senior Brother Ji this time?"

"Yes! If you don't say that I haven't remembered it yet, where is Senior Brother Ji?"

"Is it possible that Senior Brother Ji didn't come to compete?"

"It's over. Senior Brother Ji will no longer participate in the sect competition. My youth is over."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! There is no way that Senior Brother Ji will not come to compete, I don't believe it!"

"There are still a few games left, maybe Senior Brother Ji is behind."

At this moment, Ji Chen suddenly heard the referee elder announce Ji Chen's name.

"Xu Ling from Zai Dao Peak versus Li Tuo from Five Thunder Peak."

Ji Chen flew onto the ring, and his opponent was a man wearing a blue robe.

Xu Ling is already at the Nascent Soul realm, and the sect competition will only arrange battles at the same realm, so his opponent is also at the Nascent Soul realm and is a senior disciple who has been in the field for nearly two hundred years.

"Junior Brother Xu, please show mercy." Li Tuo said with a smile.

Although he is more advanced than Xu Ling, he does not dare to look down on this junior brother who is famous for his formations, because being able to reach the top five in the Immortal Fate Conference means that he has amazing combat power and dominates his level.

Ji Chen was thinking about how to lose later to look more natural.

After all, Xu Ling's trumpet account may be used frequently in the future, so he should try not to make it too obvious that he is fake.

The interest of the disciples in the audience was immediately aroused. They all heard that Xu Ling showed great power with the instant formation technique at the Immortal Fate Conference, but they had not seen it with their own eyes.

"I didn't expect that Senior Brother Xu would come to compete."

"Now there's something good to watch!"

"Senior Brother Xu is the pride of our formation masters."

When the game started, Ji Chen immediately cheered up, not because he was afraid of anything else, but mainly because he was afraid that his opponent would suddenly admit defeat.

When encountering more match-fixing, he became extra cautious. Whenever the opponent showed signs of admitting defeat, he would directly seal the opponent's mouth and then create a formation to trap the opponent to prevent him from jumping off the ring.

Li Tuo, on the other hand, was cautious and slowly approached Ji Chen, always on guard against any formations that might come instantly.

At this moment, a female disciple flew in from outside the square, her face full of anxiety. When she saw Ji Chen on the stage, she excitedly shouted: "Senior Brother Xu, I have found you!"

Ji Chen looked confused. He didn't know the other person, so he thought it couldn't be another Bao Qian, right?

The female disciple said anxiously: "What kind of competition are you playing! Come with me quickly! Senior Sister Qin has given birth!"

"Ah?" Even though Ji Chen was used to seeing big winds and waves, he never expected to encounter such a thing.


Chapter completed!